Toni Ross

Feeling creative? Homer Council on the Arts has an outlet. “Creative Communities” provides opportunities for those with an interest in writing, acting, performing or singing to share their endeavors with others.
“It’s a social alternative to solitary efforts,” said Gail Edgerly, exe...

Feel like dancing? Or dessert? Or just a really great evening?
Marimba Madness, the annual Homer Council on the Arts fundraiser, is Saturday at the Elks Lodge. The doors open at 6 p.m. with music by Shamwari, Tamba Hadzi and Williwaw Marimba starting at 7 p.m.
For the past five yea...

Be still, my beating heart! I’m sitting at the table in the house at the lake. The sunlight is shading the mountains pink and gray and the stillness of frozen swamps and a soft crackle from the woodstove makes me want to freeze this moment as well.
I love this place.
I love its subtle isolat...

Feeling February’s chill now that the temperature has dropped?
Warm up with the 61st annual Homer Winter Carnival today through Sunday. This year’s theme, “Warm Winter Hearts,” overlaps with Valentine’s Day, and offers plenty of memorable activities for those in — or out of — lov...

“Fahrenheit 451 – The temperature at which book paper catches fire and burns…”
On Friday night a crowd of people gathered at the end of the library parking lot. As pallets were added to a glowing fire the wind scattered sparks and shouts as marshmallows were drawn back from th...

The annual Kachemak Board of Realtors Christmas party wrapped up the old year with some giving — and receiving.
New board members were chosen, $6,000 was raised for scholarships and local nonprofits and Denise Pitzman was honored with the 2014 Realtor of the Year award....

Nearly every Tuesday evening from 6:30-9 p.m., a small group of local artists gather to hone their craft. How? Simply by drawing the human form.
Life drawing, as it is called, is focused on drawing people from a live model, rather than a picture or form. It dates back hundreds of years and is...

Maybe it’s the clear, echoing tones. Maybe it’s the hundreds of years of history. Maybe it’s the motion of shining bronze being lifted and lowered as note follows note.
Whatever it is, there’s just something about the bells.
Mary Fell grasps a handle with each of her black-gloved hands...

If one of the presents under your tree is wrapped in a nautical chart and tied with a bow, chances are good that someone’s been shopping at the Blue Urchin.
The eclectic shop located on the Harbor Boardwalk has been open, by popular request, for limited hours between Thanksgiving and Christm...

Jean Hatfield will be signing copies of her newly published work, “The Glass Ball,” at the Homer Bookstore this Sunday from 1-3 p.m.
Hatfield describes her novel as a love story that is both realistic and poignant. Set in Alaska, the main characters are Dana, a survivor of childho...